1999-2000 Catalog Description	CEEN 170-Introduction to Transportation Engineering 3 Sem. Hrs. Forecasting methodologies--applications to transportation. Use of spreadsheets for simple and multiple linear regression, statistical charts. Airport airside systems based on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines. Road user and vehicle characteristics, geometric design of roadways-horizontal and vertical alignment and cross-sectional elements. Signalized intersections. Emphasis on technical report writing. Prereq: Junior status.
Prerequisites by topic:	Dynamics, Mathematics 082.
Course Materials:	Course student notes.
References:	1. C.S. Papacostas, P.D. Prevedouros, "Transportation Engineering and Planning", 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 1993. 2. Materials on reference in the Science Library: http://libus.csd.mu.edu/ 3. Course web site "Class Notes," updated after each lecture. http://www.eng.mu.edu/~drakopoa/courses/170/classnotes.htm
Coordinator:	Dr. Alexander Drakopoulos, Assistant Professor.
Objectives:	Upon completion of the course students will be familiar with: i) issues related to airport and other transportation facilities planning and design (basic design inputs, forecasting transportation needs, use of FAA circulars for proper runway orientation and dimensioning); ii) forecasting methods (establishing trend lines and their reliability, appropriate choice of design parameters--use of software in forecasting); iii) horizontal and vertical highway design considerations (safe stopping sight distance, design parameters, basic standards); iv) basic principles of intersection signalization; v) technical report writing (text, table of contents, lists of figures and tables, references, supporting calculations).
Topics:	a. Airport planning b. Transportation forecasting c. Elements of Geometric Design d. Human Factors
Projects:	1. Airport design (runway system, airport layout based on FAA Advisory Circulars) 2. Highway alignment (based on AASHTO design guidelines).
Class Schedule:	Approximate Schedule for Course: In-class meetings: 27 In-Class examinations: 3 Final examination: 1 (Each meeting is 75 minutes-final examination: 100 minutes)
Contributions to Professional Component:	The course contributes to the engineering topics part of the professional component by providing basic sciences and mathematical skills used in experiment design; also by providing an appropriate Engineering Designexperience for the students.
Assessment Procedures:	Assessment occurs at two levels: (a) inside the University and (b) outside the University. Both assessment sources will be used to change course contents. (a) Inside the University: i) student performance assessment is based on two semester projects, extensive homework problems, three in-class examinations, and a comprehensive final examination, ii) course content and pace of instruction (students' perspective ) are evaluated based on Student Commentaries On Teaching (SCOT) forms filled out by students at the end of the semester. (b) Outside the University: i) the opinion of former students who have taken the course and are currently working in Highway Geometric Design will be sought using a survey-the survey will collect opinions about the current content of the course and the need to update materials, in order to keep course content current, ii) a web page listing former student current employer and e-mail addresses serves as a means to keep the instructor in touch with former students in order to gather feedback: http://www.eng.mu.edu/~drakopoa/students/transpo.htm
Relationship of Course to Program Objectives:	The course requires students to apply fundamental knowledge of science and mathematics in solving engineering problems, using current design standard references; it cultivates engineering judgement by requiring students to choose appropriate design components. Group projects help students develop the ability to effectively work together in teams. Project reports and extensive homeworks help students improve their technical writing abilities and computer skills.
Prepared By:	Dr. Alexander Drakopoulos, Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering May 2000.